Plan to Toll I-80 Will Need Major Overhaul to Gain Approval

It would appear that unless the Federal Highway Administration operates in a manner similar to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board—that is to say with only nominal regard for the laws it carries out—then permission to toll Interstate 80 must be deemed a remote possibility any time soon. It has been over seven months since the Highway Administration (FHWA) responded by letter (December 12, 2007) to the October 13, 2007 joint application from PennDOT and the Turnpike Commission to toll I-80 under the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (ISRRPP). Continue